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UEFA FIGHTS BACK AGAINST SUPER LEAGUE WITH MERGER PLAN
UEFA, battling to avert the creation of a breakaway Super League, it may merge two of Europe's three major competitions.
NABA AND SPORTEL TEAM UP
The North American Broadcasters Association has announced it is to team up with the Sportel Organisation to stage panels at Sportel in Monaco this year and Sportelamerica 2000 in Miami Beach.
ISL SELLS IAAF US BROADCAST RIGHTS TO ABC/ESPN
ABC and ESPN have bought the exclusive broadcasting rights in the US market for premier IAAF events in a three- year agreement with the IAAF and ISL Worldwide.
BECKER ASKED TO PAY 10 MILLION MARKS IN TAX
Three-times Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been asked by the German tax administration to pay 10 million marks ($4.63 million), reports the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag.
WEMBLEY DELAYS END WORLD ATHLETICS BID
The UK Minister for Sport, Kate Hoey, has revealed that new national stadium at Wembley is unlikely to be ready until 2004, almost a year behind schedule.
MARQUEE BUYS UK AGENCY
The US based Marquee group has continued on its acquisitive trail through the sports marketing business by buying the agency which represents some of Britain's top stars.
LAWYERS THE ONLY GROUP TO PROFIT FROM DRUG CASES
Sports lawyers have been the only people to profit this week in a bleak few days for track and field.
BRUSSELS ON STANDBY FOR CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Brussels is the leading candidate to stage the world cross country championships if the event is switched from Dublin because of the foot-and-mouth crisis in England.
UEFA APPROVE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SWITCH
Galatasaray have been told by UEFA they can bring forward their Champions League third qualifying round second leg.
KOTV’s knock-out start
The team behind KOTV - the first international 30-minute weekly boxing highlights TV programme – says pre-sales have exceeded expectations as it prepares for the bell later this month.
Soccerex postponed
Soccerex 2001 has been postponed until next April following the terrorist attacks in the US.
Researching a new look website
Sponsorship research agency S:Comm Research is relaunching its corporate website.
UEFA launches new website
European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, has relaunched its website – which will spearhead its new media division.
UFA secures deal with majority of UEFA cup teams
German-based company UFA Sports, which has made its name by snapping up TV rights to European soccer clubs, has secured deals with more than half of the clubs playing in the first round of this year’s UEFA Cup competition.
SportBusiness in monaco: barcelona chief quashes expansion proposal
Joan Gaspart, president of Spanish soccer side Barcelona, has today vetoed efforts by the G-14 group of top European soccer clubs to expand the group’s club representation.
Chelsea in talks to form rival euro lobby group
English soccer club Chelsea is in talks with Italian club Lazio about setting up a rival to the G14 group of top European clubs.